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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1442 EST on 18/04/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

SA

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

20.4

17.0

12/04/2000

15

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018201

PORT AUGUSTA AERO

33.6

25.6

28/04/2006

12

1 N

SA

Upper North

019005

ORROROO (BLACK ROCK)

100.4

75.0

30/04/1974

130

1 N

SA

Upper North

019008

BRUCE

91.8

63.8

17/04/1971

114

1 N

SA

Upper North

019009

CARRIETON

48.0

39.6

01/04/1931

128

1 N

SA

Upper North

019031

OODLA WIRRA

73.3

40.6

30/04/1995

88

1 N

SA

Upper North

019032

ORROROO

92.0

46.0

23/04/1952

132

1 N

SA

Upper North

019038

QUORN

112.4

65.3

02/04/1889

124

1 N

SA

Upper North

019047

BOOLEROO CENTRE (WILLOWIE)

63.0

48.0

12/04/1998

115

1 N

SA

Upper North

019106

OODLA WIRRA (MCCOYS WELL)

62.2

33.6

19/04/1990

41

1 N

SA

Upper North

019114

MINBURRA

72.2

15.8

27/04/2007

16

1 N

SA

Northeast

020020

YUNTA (PANARAMITEE)

46.2

46.0

20/04/1980

107

1 N

SA

Northeast

020022

STURT VALE

100.0

28.2

01/04/1935

51

74.0

24/10/2007

53

1 N

SA

Northeast

020028

GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT)

43.8

27.0

27/04/2007

15

1 N

SA

Northeast

020043

BRAEMAR

72.4

35.5

06/04/1974

49

1 N

SA

Northeast

020062

YUNTA AIRSTRIP

48.0

27.0

12/04/2000

15

1 P

SA

Lower North

021060

JAMESTOWN PIRSA

39.4

36.0

14/04/2000

62

1 N

SA

Upper Murray

024048

RENMARK AERO

27.0

23.2

27/04/2007

18

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Far SW

045025

THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT

25.8

25.2

01/04/2004

14

1 N

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

22.0

21.0

23/04/2012

15

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061388

MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE

19.5

19.5

05/04/2000

16

1 N Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:42EST, 18/04/2015.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
PERTH AIRPORT 24.9 -0.6 8.4 -4.6 6.4 0.0 5.2 10.6 388 (16.2) 35/14
BUNBURY 21.6 -2.5 5.3 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 26/18
MANDURAH 22.3 -1.6 12.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 24/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.3 25.3 +1.3 24.4 0.0 6.8 9.6 209 ( 8.7) 37/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.0 -9.2 17.4 +4.8 17.1 5.0 7.0 0.0 351 (14.6) 26/00
WHYALLA AERO 18.2 -5.6 15.1 +3.4 -- 8.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 31/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.9 -5.8 13.1 +0.7 -- 11.0 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 17/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 -3.0 5.6 -3.1 4.5 0.2 0.8 0.0 173 ( 7.2) 22/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.5 +3.7 18.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 +0.1 23.0 +1.4 21.8 3.8 6.6 3.4 583 (24.3) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.3 +1.7 21.3 +0.7 18.8 0.0 8.0 10.2 431 (18.0) 46/11
MACKAY M.O 27.8 +1.1 21.4 +1.3 -- 4.6 -- 9.5 471 (19.6) 43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.9 +2.1 19.9 +2.0 18.4 0.8 4.8 -- 351 (14.6) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.1 +0.7 17.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 39/11
COOLANGATTA 27.2 +1.8 16.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 28/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.6 +0.6 16.5 +0.2 15.0 0.0 3.4 10.6 268 (11.2) 31/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.3 +1.0 15.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 37/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.4 +4.2 16.8 +4.0 -- 0.0 4.6 -- 84 ( 3.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.8 +2.8 16.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 34/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +3.0 13.9 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 24/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.2 +1.6 19.5 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 35/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 13.8 +6.6 10.0 8.8 3.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.6 +6.1 17.4 +7.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 326 (13.6) 35/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.2 +2.3 19.8 +5.6 18.8 1.6 4.0 0.0 449 (18.7) 26/09
RICHMOND RAAF 23.2 -0.6 19.1 +7.7 -- 6.2 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 17/00
BELLAMBI AWS 21.9 -0.2 18.5 +3.0 -- 12.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 35/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.4 -4.1 14.8 +5.7 14.5 5.4 4.8 0.1 223 ( 9.3) 24/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -4.6 15.1 +6.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 18/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.7 -6.9 12.9 +2.8 13.0 15.0 1.4 0.0 255 (10.6) 28/06
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.7 -3.9 11.5 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 24/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.5 -5.7 10.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 31/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.9 -2.7 6.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 26/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 -1.0 4.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 37/13
HOBART AIRPORT 21.2 +3.1 9.3 +0.5 5.6 0.0 4.4 8.6 466 (19.4) 46/11
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

38.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
38.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
38.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+7.7 : 35.6 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+7.6 : 33.1 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+7.4 : 32.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+7.4 : 35.3 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+6.9 : 34.5 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW

29.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
28.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+9.4 : 23.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.2 : 18.6 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+9.2 : 25.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+8.5 : 20.3 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+8.5 : 12.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+8.5 : 19.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

7.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-10.0 : 15.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-9.5 : 15.0 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-9.4 : 19.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.2 : 19.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 13.4 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-8.9 : 15.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

0.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
0.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
1.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA

-8.2 : 2.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 3.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 2.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.7 : 3.5 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 2.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.3 : 5.3 BUNBURY Lower West WA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
112.4 QUORN Upper North SA
100.4 ORROROO (BLACK ROCK) Upper North SA
100.0 STURT VALE Northeast SA
92.0 ORROROO Upper North SA
91.8 BRUCE Upper North SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Upper North
112.4 QUORN
100.4 ORROROO (BLACK ROCK)
92.0 ORROROO
91.8 BRUCE
73.3 OODLA WIRRA
72.2 MINBURRA
69.2 HAWKER (WILSON)
63.0 BOOLEROO CENTRE (WILLOWIE)
62.2 OODLA WIRRA (MCCOYS WELL)
55.6 HAWKER
Northeast
100.0 STURT VALE
72.4 BRAEMAR
71.0 MELTON

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

1431 (59.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
947 (39.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
941 (39.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
936 (39.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
897 (37.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
889 (37.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
877 (36.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
874 (36.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
841 (35.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
808 (33.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
792 (33.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
775 (32.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
761 (31.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
733 (30.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
725 (30.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
723 (30.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
703 (29.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
689 (28.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
680 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
651 (27.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
643 (26.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
639 (26.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
601 (25.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
111/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MCCLUER ISLAND
19.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 38.0mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 24.2mm/h
12.6mm in 30 min to 02:30 25.2mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 31.6mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.4mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 13.3mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
9.0mm in 11 min to 20:16 49.1mm/h
7.2mm in 14 min to 20:30 30.9mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 21.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME
10.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.6mm/h
W Agricultural
PORT AUGUSTA AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.7mm/h
Northeast
YUNTA AIRSTRIP
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 7.7mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
27.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.4mm/h
Southwest Plains
BALRANALD (RSL)
32.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
Mallee N
MILDURA AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 15.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 16.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 15.4mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.0mm/h
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.2mm/h
MOUNT HOTHAM
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(330/ 83 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 91( 10/ 58 ) at 23:39
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(330/ 69 ) at 15:00